It was very humid when I got up and all the windows were fogged. The morning glories attracted bees, but birds were scarce at breakfast. The creek was glassy with sunlit reflections.
Around noon an enthusiastic blue jay pounced on acorns to hammer. They kept at it all day, and frequently dropped acorns into the water, and then cursed. While cooking lunch, K swapped out hummer feeders. It was funny to see the hummer keep looking for the feeder and even guard the hanger waiting for it to reappear.
Tiny monarch caterpillars were visible on the new milkweed leaves. The swallowtail caterpillars on the parsley had molted into yellow, green, and black - their final appearance but they still had some growing to do. I rescued a wasp (carefully) and a couple of beetles from the water. The basilica spider continued to fuss with her eggs. A very small wasp with yellow bands on black was busy with the rosemary.
I saw a titmouse while I was swimming. A brown wading bird hopped up onto the dock. I think it was a juvenile night heron. Thick cumulus clouds roared out of the Southeast against a background of slow-moving cirrus wisps.
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